External validation of the Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool in older Dutch hospitalized patients.

Birgit A Damoiseaux-VolmanNatasja M van SchoorStephanie MedlockJohannes A RomijnNathalie van der VeldeAmeen Abu-Hanna

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2022)

Our results show an association between JHFRAT and falls, a low discrimination by JHFRAT for older inpatients and over-prediction in the calibration. Improvements in the fall-risk assessment are warranted to improve efficiency.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
risk assessment
middle aged
physical activity
heavy metals
human health
low cost